WoW: Beta of WotLK Classic

Another large wave of invites for the WoW: Wrath of the Lich King beta apparently went out over the weekend. Original: “Wrath of the Lich King Classic beta testing has begun!” – this message appeared out of nowhere on the official WoW website last night. We have all the info for you!

Update from 26 June 2022: Over the weekend, another large wave of invitations for the WoW: Wrath of the Lich King beta apparently went out. At least that’s what various players are reporting on Reddit. One WoW fan even says that ten guild members should have received the launcher update around the same time. Some of the lucky ones had not yet played the Classic version. If you want to check now if you can play the beta of WotLK Classic, don’t check your email inbox, but directly the Battle.net launcher. Check the “In Development” category in the Game Version section of WoW. If “Wrath of the Lich King Classic Beta” appears there, you’re ready to go!


WoW: The launcher will tell you if you have been invited to the WotLK Classic beta.

WoW: The launcher tells you if you have been invited for the beta of WotLK Classic. – Source: Blizzard

Original news from June 23, 2022:
The beta phase of WoW: Wrath of the Lich King Classic started last night! The official World of Warcraft website states: “For the beta test, select players will receive an email invitation with instructions to download the beta client directly from the Battle.net Desktop App. As always, be wary of phishing attempts – if you’re unsure if you’ve received a genuine invitation, log into your Battle.net account and make sure you’ve received a Wrath of the Lich King Classic beta license (found under “Game Accounts”).”

The contents of the first beta phase

On the beta server, not all of WotLK Classic’s content will be available to us at the beginning. Invited players can level characters up to level 76 and test the following content:

  • Level and quest experience in the Northrend zones
  • Dungeons
  • New spells, talents and abilities
  • Death knight starting area
  • New systems and features like the new dungeon finder, vehicles, quest phases and inscription lore (plus glyphs).

In the second beta phase, for which there is no official date yet, it should then be possible to level up to level 80 and test heroic dungeons.

What to do when you get to play beta?

If you are selected to participate in the beta test, your Battle.net account will be unlocked for access.

  • Make sure your graphics card drivers are up to date.
  • Launch the Battle.net Desktop App – you may need to update it if you haven’t launched it recently. If you haven’t installed the app yet, you can download it here.
  • Once Battle.net is installed and up to date, choose World of Warcraft from the list of your games.
  • In the Game Version drop-down menu above the Play button, select the beta of Wrath of the Lich King Classic (under “In Development”) and click “Install”.
  • After the installation is complete, click “Play” to log in to the PTR and select one of the available test servers.
  • Create a new test character or copy a character from your live server using the “Copy Character” button.Burning Crusade Classic-Account.
  • Enter the game and test the contents.

Known bugs of the beta

In the official WoW forum, community manager Kaivax has published an English list of known bugs:

Known Issues

  • General
    • Mana and Energy Regeneration are not functioning properly.
      • Note: These systems are usable but they have some display bugs and other functionality issues that are inauthentic to original Wrath of the Lich King.
    • Crews are not spawning on transports, which can block the completion of certain quests.
    • The Argent Tournament Grounds in Icecrown are currently under… “de-construction” and are a work-in-progress with multiple misplaced objects and missing terrain.
    • Exiting a vehicle may rarely cause you to become disconnected.
    • The Vendors and Vendor Inventory in Dalaran are not yet configured correctly and contain items from later content tiers.
    • An interface error will occur when inspecting another character.
    • Many NPCs in Orgrimmar are spawning slightly below ground level.
    • Horde and Alliance Death Knights are not properly put in separate phases in the Death Knight starting experience.
  • Items
    • Items that increase haste rating are not increasing spell haste.
    • An interface error will occur when attempting to open the socketing interface on an item with a prismatic socket.
    • Item tooltips sometimes show the “Equip:” bonus text in the incorrect location and format.
  • Quests
    • The “Battle for the Undercity” part of the Wrathgate questline in Dragonblight has multiple progression-blocking issues currently. We encourage you to please check back on this quest in a future should you reach it.
  • Death Knight
    • Some Races of Death Knights are missing their spooky voices.
    • After spending a rune, the subsequent recharge begins partially completed.
    • Death runs do not currently function properly.
    • Risen Ally is not able to properly use its abilities.
  • Hunter
    • Auto Shot will not fire properly during the Steady Shot cast.
    • The Beast Mastery talent does not grant 4 additional Pet Talent points currently.
    • The Lock and Load talent proc doesn’t currently trigger from Freezing Arrow or Freezing Trap.
    • The Pet talent Wolverine Bite doesn’t function properly and is usable without landing a critical hit when first learned.
    • A Warp Stalker’s Warp ability can sometimes crash the client.
  • Warlock
    • Warlock pet stats are scaling from warlocks incorrectly and are too powerful.
    • Chaos Bolts are not currently piercing absorbs or partial immunities.
  • Shaman
    • Feral Spirits occasionally do not properly engage hostile targets.
  • Paladin
    • Sacred Cleansing does not currently increase the target’s resistance to Diseases, Magic or Poisons.
    • Greater Blessing of Sanctuary cannot be self-cast.

 


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